Marmot or Prairie dog, 124.
Marsh, James, his Inaugural Address as
President of Burlington college, 470
-extracts from, 471 et seq.
Mason, Lowell, Address on Church
Music, noticed, 244.
Massachusetts, a history of, a desidera-
tum, 24-first colonists of. See New
England.
May, James, his relation of an anecdote
illustrative of the connexion of the
British and Indians, 378.
Memorial, The. See The Memorial.
Memory, observations on, contained in
Reed's Growth of the Mind, 64-
connexion of with the affections, 64.
Miamies, their defection to the British,
418.
Miantunnomoh, sachem of the Narra-
gansetts, his trial and execution, 30
Miller, Dr Samuel, his projected History
Mind, Growth of the. See Reed.
Mineralogy, Comstock's Elements of,
noticed, 487.
Mines of the Southern republics of
America, the objects of modern specu-
lation, 295-advantageous results of
their being worked, 296-difficulties
to be encountered, 298-account of
that of San Pedro Nolasco, 307-
hardships of the labourers in, 309.
Missionary establishments for Indian
youth, 408-their expenditures, 408.
Mississippi, free navigation of, negotia-
tion relating to with Spain, 102.
Mocking bird, American, Wilson's de-
scription of, 119.
Monroe, President, his doctrine on the
power of congress as to internal im-
provement, 22-visited by Theobald
Wolfe Tone, 334.
Moulton, Joseph W. his History of the
state of New York, noticed, 217.
Mules, the use of, forbidden in Spain to
any but the clergy, 284-exception in
favor of Colombus, 284-their sure-
ness of foot in crossing the danger-
ous passages of the Andes, 304-
fall of one from a precipice, 305.
Murphey, A. D. his Memorial to the
legislature of North Carolina, 468-
its object, 469.
VOL. XXIV. NO. 55.
Music, Church, Mr Mason's Address
on, 244.
Napoleon Bonaparte, his power and
views, 109-his views with regard to
Ireland and Poland, 340-account of
his interview with the widow of T.
W. Tone, 344.
Narragansetts, Miantunnomoh, sachem
of, 30.
Natural History, American, by Dr
Godman, noticed, 467.
Navarrete, Don Martin Fernandez de,
editor of a series of publications con-
cerning the voyages and maritime dis-
coveries of Spain, 266—origin of the
design of this compilation, 266-
course pursued by him in this work,
267-his discovery of a narrative of
Columbus's first voyage written by
himself, 268-conjectures with re-
gard to the first land seen by Colum-
bus, 274-his account of Las Casas,
277-his collection of MS. notices of
the early life of Columbus, 285-
his attempt to divert indignation from
Ferdinand, 287-his arguments ex-
amined, 288 et seq.-omits to record
the injuries and indignities suffered
by Columbus, 390-his attempt to
cast the infamy upon Bobadilla, 292.
New England, Winthrop's History of,
23-fathers of, their character, 24-
effects of their peculiar religious tenets,
28-their religious intolerance cen-
sured with too little allowance, 29-
its origin in their peculiar condition
and pursuits, 29-their undue regard
to birth and rank, 29-their defer-
ence to the clergy, 30-their treat-
ment of the savages, 30-our scanty
knowledge of their domestic customs
and modes of living, 33-their houses
and furniture, 34-their ordinary ex-
penses, 34-their means of living, 34
-laws against dress, to regulate the
prices of labor, &c. 35-mixture of
adventurers in their first settlement,
35-effects of their character and in-
stitutions on the present age, 36-ob-
jects for which they came, 443.
New York, her great canal, 3-various
65
items relating to, 4-unites the coun-
try of the lakes with the Atlantic, 4-
statute laws of, report of the commis-
sioners appointed to revise, 193-
origin of their appointment, 194–
progress made by them, 195-the
report contains a specimen of the
work, 195-convenience and utility of
the plan connected with the condition
of the existing law of the state, 196
-its basis upon the common law of
England, 196-its condition at the
time of the revolution, 197-of what
now composed, 198-publications of
laws at various times, 202-division
of the statute book, 203-progress of
the commissioners, 205-labor and
difficulty of their task, 206-materi-
als for the history of, 215-Smith's
history of, 216-continuation of, 216
-Yates and Moulton's history of,
North America, contest between the
English and French in, 365-em-
ployment of the Indians in, 366.
North Carolina, ignorance of her his-
tory, 468-its importance and inter-
est, 469-Murphey's Memorial to the
legislature, for aid in preparing the
history of, 469.
Observations on the Growth of the Mind,
by Sampson Reed, 56.
O'Higgins, Ambrosio, monuments of
his genius in Chile, 312.
O'Higgins, Bernardo, raised to the com-
mand of the Chilian army, 313-made
supreme Director of Chile, 314-his
removal, 314-gallant conduct in the
dispersion of conspirators, 315.
Onkus, the Indian sachem, the enemy of
Miantunnomoh, 31.
Ord, George, his Supplement to Wilson's
American Ornithology, 110 and 115
-criticisms of on the writings of Wil-
son, 121.
Ornithology, American, Wilson's, Sup-
plement to, by George Ord, 110-
by Charles Lucian Bonaparte, 110.
Owl, burrowing, described by Mr Bona-
parte, 123.
Pampas, great plain of, its extent, 300
-description of, 300-modes of tra-
velling over, 300-principal towns of,
302-soil, transparency of the at-
mosphere of, 302.
Passow, Francis, his Greek Lexicon, 154.
Percival's lines To the Eagle, from the
Atlantic Souvenir, 230.
Phi Beta Kappa Society performances,
Philosophy of the Human Mind, Hedge's
Abridgment of Brown's, 480.
Phrenology ridiculed in the Merry Tales
of the Wise Men of Gotham, 48.
Pickering, Mr, his agency in preparing
an English translation of Schrevelius's
Lexicon, 142.
Pinkney, William, Life of, by Mr Whea-
ton, 68-circumstances which prevent
a minute detail of characteristic inci-
dents with regard to him, 69—his birth,
69-his early education imperfect,
70-owing to the disturbed state of
the times, 70-his early impatience of
superiority, 70-anecdote illustrating
this trait of his character, 70-how
diverted from the study of medicine to
that of the law, 71-his rapid pro-
gress in the profession, 71-his suc-
cessive elections to various offices,
marriage, and manners, 71-appoint-
ment as a commissioner under Jay's
treaty, 72-his opinion of Pitt and
Fox, 72-residence in Europe and
return to America, 72-his second
mission to Europe, 73-unfavora-
ble event of, 73-his return in 1811,
74-this the commencement of the
most brilliant part of his career, 74-
his appointment as attorney general of
the United States, 74-election to
congress, 74-appointed minister to
Russia, 74-mission to Naples, 74—
journey to Russia, and return to Ame-
rica in 1818, 75-election to the senate
of the United States, 75-continued
ardor of his professional pursuits, 75
-his sudden indisposition and death,
75-sensation produced by this event,
76-his inflexible zeal in the pursuit
of reputation, 77-his love of univer-
sal superiority, 77-his indefatigable
application to his law studies, 78-
and professional ardor, 78-his habits
of study, 78-his general attainments
in languages and literature, 79-his
euphuism, 79-his robustness of con-
stitution, habits of recreation and ex-
ercise, 80-fondness for novels and
young company, 80-his manner of
living, &e. at St Petersburg, 80-
his personal habits, 81-his disposi-
tions as a traveller, 82-his account
of the ruling family of Russia, 82-
sketch of his person and countenance,
83-his attention to dress, 84-his
genius as a lawyer and a diplomatist,
84-failure in address, 85-Mr
Wheaton's sketch of his professional
devotion, genius, and attainments,
quoted, 85 et seq.-his pretensions
as an orator, 87-his habits of pre-
paration, 87-his manner of speaking
at the bar, 87-its faults and excel-
lencies, 88-unjust to deny that he
was an orator, 89-charm of his
speaking, 89-extracts from his
pamphlet under the signature of Pub-
lius, 90 et seq.
Piracy, nature of, declared by Congress,
350--extended to the slave trade, 350.
Pitt, William, Mr Pinkney's opinion of,
Poetry, schools of, classic and romantic,
137-scripture as affording subjects
for, 139-its necessary connexion
with morality, 444 et seq.-of Mrs
Hemans, its character, 449-An
Hour of Romance, Mrs Hemans's, 449
-quotations from The Skeptic by the
same, 451, 452, 453-from The
Siege of Valencia, 455, 456, 457—
from The Forest Sanctuary, 457, 458,
459-The Hebrew Mother, 461-
Elysium, 461-War Dance, from the
poem of Ontwa, 374-Lines to the
Eagle, by Percival, from the Atlantic
Souvenir, 230-on the Axe with which
Ann Boleyn was beheaded, from the
Memorial, 232.
Poinsett, Mr, part taken by him in the
revolution of Chile, 313.
Political Economy, Cardozo's Notes on,
169-importance of the study of in
our own country, 170-injurious ten-
dency of some of the late doctrines
of, 170-rents, theory of, examined,
171 et seq.-ground of the distinc-
tion between riches and value examin-
ed, 180-nature of a paper currency
and its influence in the accumulation
of wealth, 183.
Pope, the, interview of with Mr Pinkney.
Popular Education, Carter's Essays on,
Population, Everett's New Ideas on,
218-its object to confute a position
of Malthus, 219.
Potomac, navigation of, 7.
Prascovia Lopoulof, a Russian Tale,
founded on well known incidents, 190
-same with those of Mad. Cottin's
Elizabeth, 190-superiority of the
real over the fictitious work, 191.
heroine compared with Jeannie Deans,
President of the United States, mode of
the election of, a difficult question,
351-consequences which may arise
from it, 351.
Printing, art of, its degree of influence
on letters, 129-circumstances in
ancient customs which compensated
for the want of it, 130.
Prisoners of Caucasus, a Russian tale,
189.
Public works projected in Georgia, 466.
Quarterly Review, its unprincipled at-
tack on the conduct of the Americans
in the war of 1812 and their treat-
ment of the Indians, 387-its asser-
tion with regard to the profits of lands
purchased from the Indians, 394-
shown to be unfounded, 395-its as-
sertion that the Americans were the
aggressors both against England and
the Indians examined, 400 et seq. —
proposes the plan of protection and
seclusion for the remnants of the In-
dian tribes, 410-interested motives
of this proposal, 411-misrepresenta-
tion of the war of 1811 with the In-
dians, 416-statement with respect to
the Wyandots, 420-statements with
regard to the prevention of the enor-
mities of the Indians by the English,
shown to be false, 429-charge of
massacres, butcheries, &c. on the part
of the Americans shown to be false,
434-charge against General Jackson
considered, 436-against the Kentuck-
ians, 537-story of the first scalp,
438-true statement of facts relating
to, 438-ridiculous story of a party
surrounded by a single Indian, 439.
Rail roads, Mr Hale's remarks on, no-
ticed, 475.
Raisin River, massacre of Americans at,
by the Indians, 429-depositions re-
lating to, 430.
Reed, Sampson, his Observations on the
Growth of the Mind, reviewed, 56—
his obscurity, 64-his work consists of
a series of deep metaphysical discus-
sions, 64-his remarks on memory,
64-on time, 65-his want of per-
perspicuity and intelligibleness, 65—
specimen of eloquent and beautiful
writing quoted, 66-his useless ob-
jections to rhyme, 66-misplaced, 67
-merits of his performance and char-
acter, 67.
Reimer, Frederick William, his Greek
Lexicon, 153.
Rents, Ricardo's Theory of, examined,
171-proper topics of inquiry relating
to, 171-outline of the theory of,
173-right of the landlord to, 174-
nature and measure of, 175-rise of,
proof of a country's advancement in
opulence, 177-regulated by the rela-
tive interests of landlord and tenant,
178-affects neither wages, stock, nor
prices, 178-rise of, follows the rise
of produce, 178.
Rhyme, Mr Reed's objections to, 66.
Ricardo's Theory of Rents examined, 171
mistake pointed out, 172-does not
always point out the clear object of
inquiry, 172-outline of his theory,
173-inferences from reasoning on it,
173-bis mathematical calculations
lead to erroneous conclusions, 175-
another objection to his theory, 176-
shown not to be applicable, 176 et
seq.-his distinction between wealth
and value, 180.
Road, Cumberland, 7-national, from
Washington to New Orleans, 19-its
utility and necessity, 19-various
routs proposed for, 20-importance
of these roads to the states concerned,
Rodriguez, Manuel, one of the patriot par-
ty of the revolution in Chile, 316-con-
nexion of with the Carreras, 316-his
daring and adventurous spirit, 317-
his wonderful exertions for the preser-
vation of Chile, 318-his bravery in
battle and mysterious disappearance,
Russian Tales. See Tales.
Russia, ruling family of, sketch of by
Mr Pinkney, 82-offers her mediation
in the war of the revolution, 103.
San Martin commands the Buenos Aire-
an army against the royalists of Chile,
314-declines the office of Supreme
Director, 314.
Santiago, the capital of Chile, its situa-
tion and appearance, 309—its nunne-
ries and ecclesiastics, 310-state of
its University, 310-library of, 311
-the mint, 311-number of its in-
habitants, 312.
Savage, James, editor of Winthrop's
History of New England, 23-ac-
count of his edition, 25-value of his
labors, 26-his account of the cap-
tivity and execution of Miantunno-
moh, 31.
Scapula, pillages the Thesaurus of Ste-
phanus, 149.
Schneider, John Gottlob, some account
of his career, 151, his character and
modesty, 152-his Lexicon, 152.
School books, defects in, 225-merit of
Mr Grimshaw's, 225.
Schools, Common, improvement of, 156
-need to be made much better, 157
their defects, 157-limited instruc-
tion obtained at them, 158-their dul-
ness, 159-in order to their improve-
ment must have better teachers, 160
-remedy proposed by Mr Carter for
this difficulty, 160-knowledge not
the only qualification for a teacher,
161-importance of this office, 162-
demands time to acquire the necessary
qualifications, 162-patronage yielded
by State governments to
schools, 166-should be extended to
the education of teachers, 167.
Schrevelius, English translation of his
Greek Lexicon, 142-his ambiguous
and unsatisfactory Latin interpreta-
tions, 142-of the merits of his Lexi-
con, 143.
Science, progress in, 111-natural, its
connexion with arts of life, 112-
nomenclature of, an obstacle, 113-
value as an amusement, 113,-as pro-
moting the fine arts, 113.
Scripture history, as affording subjects
and materials to the poet, 139.
Selkirk, Lord, his grant of land from the
Hudson Bay Company, 394, his pro-
ject for the sale of, 399.
Seminole war, 435.
Shakspeare, the master in the school of
Shawnese Indians, whence emigrated,
417-singular traditions of their his-
tory, 418-preserved their peaceful
relations to the United States in the
war of 1812, 418.
Slave trade made piracy by Congress,
350.
Slavery, African, introduction of, into
America by Las Casas, 277 et seq.
South American republics, dearth of ma-
terials relating to the history of, 299.
Souvenir, The Atlantic, noticed, 228.
Spain refuses to join France in assisting
America, 101-offers her mediation
between France and Great Britain,
101-finally joins France in the con-
test, 101-terms of peace with Great
Britain, 107.
Spain, publication concerning the voy-
ages and maritime discoveries of, 265
-published under patronage of the
king of Spain, 265-value of such
publications, 268.
Steam boat question, the decision on,
Chancellor Kent's opinion of, 359-
doubts of its correctness, 360.
Stephanus, Henry, his Thesaurus, its ad-
mirable character and vast erudition,
148-under many disadvantages, 149
-his family and fate, 149.
Story, Joseph, Discourse before the Phi
Beta Kappa Society, reviewed, 129
-its subject and character, 133-his
remarks on female education, 134-on
classical learning, 135.
Tales, Merry, of the Wise Men of Go-
tham, 37.
Tales, Russian, by Count Xavier de
Maistre, 188-their great attraction
resides in the scene, 188-account of
the first tale, the Prisoners of Caucasus,
189-quotation from, 189-is too
full of incident, 190-of the second
tale, Prascovia Lopoulof, 190-
founded on fact, 190-compared with
Madam Cottin's Elizabeth, 191-
with Heart of Midlothian, 191-ex-
cellence of the translation, 192.
Tecumthe reproaches the British with
deception, 381-commences hostilities
against the United States on the Wa-
bash in 1811, 381.
The Memorial, a Christmas and New
Year's Offering, published at Boston,
232-its merits, 232-extract from,
232.
Time, Reed's observations on, 65.
Tone, Theobald Wolfe, Life of, review-
ed, 321-its want of condensation,
321-its strong interest, 322-strong
points of his character, 322-reasons
for the publication of this life, 324-
becomes interested in the Roman
catholics of Ireland, 327-did not at
first aim at separation from England,
328-account of his early life and
character by himself, 328-his mar-
riage, 329-studies law in London,
329-proposes a colony, 329-called
to the bar, 329-begins his political
career, 329-his remarks on the in-
fluence of England quoted, 330-eu-
logy of Thomas Addis Emmet, 330
-remarks on the effects of the French
revolution on Ireland, 331-his anti-
pathy to England, 331-obliged to
leave Ireland for the United States,
332-his views of the situation of his
country, 332-possessed the confi-
dence of the Roman catholics, 333-
his account of the miseries of the Irish
emigrants, 333-goes to France in
1796, to solicit succors, 334-his
conduct, 334-visits Mr Monroe, 334
-his visit to Carnot, 335-insists
upon the independence of Ireland, 335
-is impeded by the duke of Feltre,
336-his respect for Carnot and
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